The week in pictures: European heatwave, deadly Ukraine airstrikes, Tour de France

This week many elements of Europe suffered beneath excessive warmth, which sparked fierce wildfires and compelled hundreds of individuals to flee their houses.  

In Ukraine, ferocious combating was going down round Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest metropolis, whereas Russian and Ukrainian forces wrestled for management of the Black Sea shores and key flashpoints within the south and east. Civilian infrastructure was focused by the Russian air strikes in Kharkiv, Kramatorsk, Bakhmut and others. 

There have been cinematic moments on the Tour de France because the epic biking marathon entered its remaining levels. 

Here is how these and different tales from the week have been captured by photographers round Europe.

Kids leap on a trampoline in opposition to the backdrop of destroyed buildings in Borodianka, northwest of Kyiv. July 16, 2022Ionut Iordachescu/AFP

Some viewers might discover the next picture disturbing

A police officer, proper, comforts a person as he holds the hand of his son, killed in Russian shelling in Kharkiv, Ukraine. July 20, 2022.Andrii Marienko/AP Photograph

Folks stroll on the Dune of Pilat (Dune du Pilat) close to La Teste-de-Buch, southwestern France. July 16, 2022Gaizka Iroz/AFP

A firefighter tries to extinguish the flames subsequent to bikes throughout a wildfire close to Megara city, west of Athens, Greece. July 20, 2022Petros Giannakouris/AP Photograph

. A extreme dHikers stroll on the dried mattress of the Gabiet synthetic lake close to Gressoney-La-Trinite within the Aosta Valley, northern Italy as extreme drought persists within the areaJuly 19, 2022. Luca Bruno/AP Photograph

A pair hug close to a metropolis fountain at sundown in Bucharest, Romania, Wednesday, July 20, 2022. A extreme heatwave is forecasted for the approaching days throughout EuropeVadim Ghirda/AP Photograph

A participant holds a placard studying "Actuality is Queer" throughout the so-called "Dyke March" demonstration in help of Lesbian rights throughout the Satisfaction month in Berlin, GermanyJuly 22, 2022. David Gannon/AFP

A Royal Horseguard's troopers uniform displays buildings and vacationers watching throughout guard change in London. July 22, 2022Frank Augstein/AP Photograph

Folks throw water at one another throughout the annual water combat within the streets of the Vallecas neighborhood of Madrid, Spain. July 17, 2022.Manu Fernandez/AP Photograph

Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard and Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar climb throughout the eighteenth stage (143.5 kilometers) of the Tour de France biking race. July 21, 2022Daniel Cole/AP Photograph

The pack speeds downhill throughout the eighteenth stage of the Tour de France biking race over 143.5 kilometres with begin in Lourdes and end in Hautacam, FranceDaniel Cole/AP Photograph

A picture generated by Synthetic Intelligence's illustration of "An astronaut using a horse". The brand new device permits to create photos just by describing them with phrases.OpenAI by way of AFP

Mick Jagger, Ronnie Wooden and Keith Richards carry out onstage on the Groupama stadium, exterior Lyon, France, throughout a live performance as a part of their "Sixty" European tour. July 19Laurent Cipriani/AP Photograph

This week many elements of Europe suffered beneath excessive warmth, which sparked fierce wildfires and compelled hundreds of individuals to flee their houses.  

In Ukraine, ferocious combating was going down round Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest metropolis, whereas Russian and Ukrainian forces wrestled for management of the Black Sea shores and key flashpoints within the south and east. Civilian infrastructure was focused by the Russian air strikes in Kharkiv, Kramatorsk, Bakhmut and others. 

There have been cinematic moments on the Tour de France because the epic biking marathon entered its remaining levels. 

Here is how these and different tales from the week have been captured by photographers round Europe.

Kids leap on a trampoline in opposition to the backdrop of destroyed buildings in Borodianka, northwest of Kyiv. July 16, 2022Ionut Iordachescu/AFP

Some viewers might discover the next picture disturbing

A police officer, proper, comforts a person as he holds the hand of his son, killed in Russian shelling in Kharkiv, Ukraine. July 20, 2022.Andrii Marienko/AP Photograph

Folks stroll on the Dune of Pilat (Dune du Pilat) close to La Teste-de-Buch, southwestern France. July 16, 2022Gaizka Iroz/AFP

A firefighter tries to extinguish the flames subsequent to bikes throughout a wildfire close to Megara city, west of Athens, Greece. July 20, 2022Petros Giannakouris/AP Photograph

. A extreme dHikers stroll on the dried mattress of the Gabiet synthetic lake close to Gressoney-La-Trinite within the Aosta Valley, northern Italy as extreme drought persists within the areaJuly 19, 2022. Luca Bruno/AP Photograph

A pair hug close to a metropolis fountain at sundown in Bucharest, Romania, Wednesday, July 20, 2022. A extreme heatwave is forecasted for the approaching days throughout EuropeVadim Ghirda/AP Photograph

A participant holds a placard studying "Actuality is Queer" throughout the so-called "Dyke March" demonstration in help of Lesbian rights throughout the Satisfaction month in Berlin, GermanyJuly 22, 2022. David Gannon/AFP

A Royal Horseguard's troopers uniform displays buildings and vacationers watching throughout guard change in London. July 22, 2022Frank Augstein/AP Photograph

Folks throw water at one another throughout the annual water combat within the streets of the Vallecas neighborhood of Madrid, Spain. July 17, 2022.Manu Fernandez/AP Photograph

Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard and Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar climb throughout the eighteenth stage (143.5 kilometers) of the Tour de France biking race. July 21, 2022Daniel Cole/AP Photograph

The pack speeds downhill throughout the eighteenth stage of the Tour de France biking race over 143.5 kilometres with begin in Lourdes and end in Hautacam, FranceDaniel Cole/AP Photograph

A picture generated by Synthetic Intelligence's illustration of "An astronaut using a horse". The brand new device permits to create photos just by describing them with phrases.OpenAI by way of AFP

Mick Jagger, Ronnie Wooden and Keith Richards carry out onstage on the Groupama stadium, exterior Lyon, France, throughout a live performance as a part of their "Sixty" European tour. July 19Laurent Cipriani/AP Photograph